HWANG Jung-min and LEE Jung-jae to DELIVER US FROM EVIL

Stars HWANG Jung-min, LEE Jung-jae, PARK Jung-min and CHOI Hee-seo have lined up to appear in the upcoming action-drama Deliver Us from Evil (translated title). The film is the latest from Office (2015) director HONG Won-chan and kicked off production on Septe...

KO Asung to Portray Independence Fighter YU Gwan-sun

Snowpiercer (2013) star KO Asung has selected her next film project. The actress has chosen to appear in Resistance (translated title) as the Korean independence figure YU Gwan-sun. The film will be the latest from A Million (2009) director Joe Mi-no. YU was a...

Contents Panda Lines Up ONE-LINE at EFM

Contents Panda is kicking off the film market calendar by introducing their new heist action film One-Line (working title) at the European Film Market. The debut film by YANG Kyung-mo features IM Si-wan (The Attorney, 2013), of K-pop group ZE:A, playing alongs...

Filming Underway on Con Artist Thriller KKUN

Filming got underway on October 1st for the new con artist thriller Kkun. Stars Hyun-bin and YOO Ji-tae will film the project for three months. Featuring alongside them in the film will be BAE Sung-woo, PARK Sung-woong and K-pop singer Nana. The film follows a...

BiFan Opens 20th Edition in Style

Stars Grace the Red Carpet at Bucheon City Hall The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) put on a big show for the opening of its 20th edition on Thursday, July 21st. After using the Bucheon Gymnasium for many years, this summer’s BiFan moved...

THE WORLD OF US Scores 2 Asia New Talents Nominations in Shanghai

Korean Program Featured 22 Titles Korean cinema made a big splash at the Shanghai International Film Festival this month, with 22 titles features across their program. Most prominent was YOON Ga-eun’s debut feature The World of Us, which was part of the Asian...

DONGJU; THE PORTRAIT OF A POET Puts Pen to Paper for US Release

Indie Colonial Era Biopic Seeks New Audiences On the heels of its successful release in Korea, LEE Joon-ik’s DONGJU; The Portrait of A Poet opened on April 1st in five locations in the United States. Cities with DONGJU showtimes include Los Angeles, Chicago, ...

Grand Prizes for MADONNA, STEEL FLOWER in Florence

16th Florence Korea Film Fest Winds to a Close The Florence Korea Film Fest unspooled its 16th edition earlier this month in Italy, screening 29 features and 8 shorts over March 11th to 18th. The Best Film prizes in the Horizons and Independent section were w...

LOVE, LIES Seals Asian Sales Trio at FilMart

HAN Hyo-joo Period Drama Set for Japan, Taiwan, Philippines Period drama LOVE, LIES, starring HAN Hyo-joo, has secured distribution to Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines ahead of its April 13th theatrical bow in Korea. Lotte Entertainment launched sales for th...

OPERATION CHROMITE Ends 4-Month Shoot

Korean War Film Expected to Land in July Korean War blockbuster Operation Chromite completed its four-month shoot in South Gyeongsang-do Province on March 10th. The Korean summer release features Hollywood star Liam Neeson in a supporting role, who shot his s...